About Video

What is it and how does it work?

What do you think?• How accessible is video in today’s society? Where

can you watch videos, movies, and TV shows?• How inexpensive /expensive is it to make a video?• What looks (visually) better, film or video?• On a bigger scale, what does it take to get a big

project movie/video made?

What is video?According to Webster’s Dictionary2: a recording of a motion picture or television

program for playing through a television set b : a videotaped performance of a song often featuring an interpretation of the lyrics through visual images

3 : a recording similar to a videotape but stored in digital form (as on an optical disk or a computer's hard drive)

Video vs. Film• Video and Film are two totally

different mediums for shooting and storing footage for a production.• Video stores the image and sound on

a single cassette or memory card.• Video is portable and cheap.

Video vs. Film•Film has a rich and vibrant color quality.•Film is less tolerant of different light levels.•More cumbersome for editing.

Production Cycles

What do you Think….if at all?•Take out a sheet of paper.•List ten things you think you need to do to get a movie made.• Steps• Processes• Procedures• Materials

Pre-Production•Scripting•Storyboarding•Scouting locations•Set design•Costume design•Securing Talent

Scripting• Writing the dialogue and direction for the

production.

Storyboarding• A visual

representation of a scene drawn out in panels like a cartoons or graphic novels.

Storyboards• A visual map that helps you reach your

destination of a finished film/video• Not an end-all-be-all layout.

Scouting Locations and Set Design

• Finding places to shoot your movie/video• Not always the location indicated in the movie• Money plays a factor in location.

Costume Design• Creating costumes that represent the time

period the movie/video takes place in.• A person in the 1700’s would not wear jeans

and a white T-shirt.

Securing Talent• Finding the best possible actor/s to play the

many roles that your production requires.

Production• Shoot the production• View Dailies

• Edit• Sound/music • Foley artist – create

sound effects for the movie

• Special Effects• Marketing• Re-recording of audio

Post-Production

So…what have we learned?• Film and video are different in many ways. Lets

name a few.• There is a production cycle for making videos

and movies.• Pre-production• Production• Post-production

Let me Quiz you

1. Which format is easier to edit sound with?2. Which format has better color quality?3. Which format is more light sensitive?4. Which format is more portable, easier to carry

and move?5. Which format is more expensive?

Let me Quiz you?• In which production phase do the following occur?

7. Editing8. Set design9. Music10.Viewing dailies11.Storyboarding12.Adding f/x13.Foley artists

Class assignment

Storyboard a 35-second commercial for one of the following products. Can be either fake or real

1. Soda/Energy Drink2. Shoe3. Phone4. Car